Lifeboat crew rescue whale caught in ropes

A lifeboat crew were called in to perform an unusual rescue off the south-east coast.

Volunteer RNLI lifeboat members had to free a large whale after it got snagged on ropes attached to lobster pots about a quarter of a mile offshore of Tramore, Co Waterford.

The Tramore RNLI lifeboat was launched after 11.30am yesterday after a local fishing boat spotted the creature was in difficulty.